Morphometric Evaluation of Preeclamptic Placenta Using Light Microscopic Images

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of women with PE and controls.

Parameters	PE (𝑛=40)	Controls (𝑛=35)	𝑃 value
Age (years)	28.4±4.7	27.5±4.2	0.3876 NS
SBP (mm/Hg)	152±4.9	116±8.2	0.00009 ∗S
DBP (mm/Hg)	92±6.7	74±4.3	0.00003 ∗S
Gravidity	1.89±0.59	1.79±0.74	0.5174 NS
BMI (kg/m^2)	24.1±3.7	23.9±4.2	0.8271 NS
Weeks of gestation (wks)	34.6±2.5	37.9±2.2	0.0002 ∗S

Results are expressed as Mean ± SD; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; ^∗𝑃 value ≤ 0.001; S: significant; NS: not significant.